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Pattern Requests. / need a pattern please

« on: January 31, 2015, 10:11:43 am »

My uncle sent me this picture. Figured I'd surprise him with cutting it out on wood.
Can somebody make it a pattern for me? Thanks. Much appreciated.
minus the back ground. its too busy. Thanks

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Brag Forum / Re: My Latest

« on: January 28, 2015, 05:12:59 pm »

awesome job!

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Brag Forum / Re: Jesus sign

« on: January 28, 2015, 05:12:18 pm »

Hickory. Nice. told ya I'm not good with wood species! lol

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Brag Forum / Jesus sign

« on: January 26, 2015, 10:38:38 pm »

I finished this the other day. I donated it to the local radio station, WTLR (Way, Truth, LIfe Radio)  only seemed fitting.

I believe it is oak, backed by walnut. Wood was given to me by Karl. Thanks Karl, I appreciate it!

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Attaching Patterns

« on: January 25, 2015, 08:10:52 am »

I always use the spray glue 3M. I usually put on too much and takes forever to remove. However, with the new method I saw of brushing mineral spirits on. All is good. I spray away to ensure it sticks, then brush on the spirits.

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General Scroll Saw Talk / Re: Sawyers' Day 2015

« on: January 25, 2015, 08:08:47 am »

sounds interesting...in

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Pattern Requests. / Re: Picture to Pattern Request Please

« on: January 24, 2015, 07:29:34 pm »

you guys are great. I haven't tried to make patterns like that mainly because don't know how. lol keep up the good work

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Pattern Requests. / Re: donation

« on: January 24, 2015, 07:28:14 pm »

Thanks for the info fellas. Think I'll try the bowl idea. I have some chunks of cherry and walnut. See what I can throw together.

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Pattern Requests. / donation

« on: January 24, 2015, 10:14:32 am »

Company I work for is looking for donations for an auction. I told them I would make something, due by April. However, there are so many ideas I just don't know where to begin.
Can anybody suggest a pattern for me? Any skill level, I can manage. Thanks.

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Brag Forum / Re: makin money

« on: January 24, 2015, 10:12:47 am »

good job!

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Brag Forum / Re: Dolphin

« on: January 21, 2015, 08:49:58 am »

Thanks for the input. I'd still like to hear more. I added the size to the original post.
I sell on ETSY as I don't have time for shows due to my main job.

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Brag Forum / Dolphin

« on: January 21, 2015, 06:06:01 am »

Just completed this. I'm venturing into selling the items I make however not sure if I either charge too much or not enough.
What do you think this is worth?  I have no idea on the time it took to make. I'm really bad about keeping track. lol

1/4" maple plywood, on 3/4" maple plywood with pine frame.

Size is 21" long by 9" high

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Brag Forum / Re: eagle heads, NEW SCROLL SAW!, and thankyou

« on: January 16, 2015, 06:16:04 am »

looks nice Matt. Good job!

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Brag Forum / For my niece

« on: January 14, 2015, 07:06:55 pm »

This isn't totally aesthetically appeasing but to her it is.
She posted a picture on her facebook of a drawing she did for art class. I took that picture and transferred to wood, segmentation style.
The background was hard to look at with the picture, so I cropped it to white.

3 shields for Attack on Titan anime.

I attached her drawing also.

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Computer questions / Re: oval key chain software problem

« on: January 14, 2015, 07:00:04 pm »

Thanks for your help with inkscape. That will come in handy.

I do have inkscape. still learning how to use it. Still don't know how to convert from their file endings to a gif or jpeg.  The reason why i like the program
is the ease in putting space between letters. Have to see if inkscape does that.

In Inkscape you can do a few saves - "save as" and select file type  PNG - that is like a JPG and can be inserted into other programs. Or [File][Export Bitmap] (this will save as PNG). Or from Inkscape save as SGV, then open the SVG in GIMP and save as GIF or JPG. You can also [File][Print] from Inkscape to get a hard copy. Inkscape allows very flexible character positioning - use the "A" button to create a text block, enter your text, set the font type and size, then use the AA A/A A\A etc. buttons across the top to adjust spacing.  Also try the [Path][Inset] and [Path][Outset] for some neat effects.